There was a brief intermission and I had to pee. We'd already taken a break earlier allowing me to catch a glimpse of the lengthy bathroom line. It was no different this intermission. Let's face it, women are slow pee-ers and I was at a women's conference. Quickly, I made a U-turn and headed to the book table. I could (would) hold it. It was there that I saw Ruth. Out of all the sponsorship packets I'm still unsure why I was drawn to Ruth's, but I was. Sponsoring a child in another country has always intrigued me. It just seemed like it would be such a rewarding experience, for the sponsor and the child, but making that comittment was something I knew I couldn't do without first discussing it with G. I placed Ruth's sponsorship packet back on the table.
Back in the auditorium I took my seat. I was flipping through some of the reading material that had been passed out and I overheard one of the women sitting on the row in front of me say to her friend, "Her name is Ruth. Isn't she beautiful?" I caught of glimpse of Ruth's sponsorship packet she was holding in her hand. Now what did she think she was she doing with my Ruth? I caught myself feeling a little dissapointed but really that was silly of me.
The boyfriend (yes, the hubby who I refer to as the boyfriend just to irritate him (grin) ) and I mulled it over for a couple days and decided that sponsoring a child was something we felt compelled to do through Compassion International. Now, it was time to pick a child. How in the world do you just pick one? What country? Boy or Girl? Age? I kept thinking about Ruth.
The boyfriend encouraged me to call Proverbs 31 Ministries Monday morning. Lysa Terkeurst, the President of Proverbs 31 Ministries, had been the speaker that weekend at the conference (which was amazing by the way). It was Lysa's book table where I first saw Ruth. While I knew the women in front of me had Ruth's packet last and I was sure one of them had sponsored her, I had to be certain. Ruth continously kept entering my mind.
Monday morning, I called Proverbs 31. To make a long story short, my call was returned and Holly, Lysa's assistant, left me this voicemail: "Candace, I finally found the packets, opened the box, and Ruth's packet was right there on top! She was never sponsored!" Maybe the lady in front of my row had subconsciously heard my territorial growl and decided Ruth just wasn't for her. Either way, we feel God brought Ruth into our lives for a reason.
Meet Ruth--Ruth Ewuah. She lives in Ghana, Africa and she is beautiful.
Getting to know more and more about Ruth has been humbling, moving and even sobering for us. What a great experience, and it has only just begun. One lesson I've learned so far... If you feel God nudging you to do something, He just may be. It doesn't have to be child sponsorship by any means, but I wanted to share with you my experience, our experience, of God's nudge.
Back in the auditorium I took my seat. I was flipping through some of the reading material that had been passed out and I overheard one of the women sitting on the row in front of me say to her friend, "Her name is Ruth. Isn't she beautiful?" I caught of glimpse of Ruth's sponsorship packet she was holding in her hand. Now what did she think she was she doing with my Ruth? I caught myself feeling a little dissapointed but really that was silly of me.
The boyfriend (yes, the hubby who I refer to as the boyfriend just to irritate him (grin) ) and I mulled it over for a couple days and decided that sponsoring a child was something we felt compelled to do through Compassion International. Now, it was time to pick a child. How in the world do you just pick one? What country? Boy or Girl? Age? I kept thinking about Ruth.
The boyfriend encouraged me to call Proverbs 31 Ministries Monday morning. Lysa Terkeurst, the President of Proverbs 31 Ministries, had been the speaker that weekend at the conference (which was amazing by the way). It was Lysa's book table where I first saw Ruth. While I knew the women in front of me had Ruth's packet last and I was sure one of them had sponsored her, I had to be certain. Ruth continously kept entering my mind.
Monday morning, I called Proverbs 31. To make a long story short, my call was returned and Holly, Lysa's assistant, left me this voicemail: "Candace, I finally found the packets, opened the box, and Ruth's packet was right there on top! She was never sponsored!" Maybe the lady in front of my row had subconsciously heard my territorial growl and decided Ruth just wasn't for her. Either way, we feel God brought Ruth into our lives for a reason.
Meet Ruth--Ruth Ewuah. She lives in Ghana, Africa and she is beautiful.
Getting to know more and more about Ruth has been humbling, moving and even sobering for us. What a great experience, and it has only just begun. One lesson I've learned so far... If you feel God nudging you to do something, He just may be. It doesn't have to be child sponsorship by any means, but I wanted to share with you my experience, our experience, of God's nudge.
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That's incredible. I have wanted to sponsor a child for a long time. My hubby and I have also been discussing it.
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